African Butterfly Fish Tank Mates & Compatibility

African Butterfly Fish

Pantodon buchholzi

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TemperamentSemi-Aggressive (5/10)

Adult Size12 cm

Temperature24–30°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface

StockingSolo or group

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African Butterfly Fish & Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Tiger Shrimp

Pantodon buchholzi · Caridina mariae

African Butterfly Fish & Tinfoil Barb

Pantodon buchholzi · Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTinfoil Barb: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Tire Track Eel

Pantodon buchholzi · Mastacembelus armatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTire Track Eel: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Trapdoor Snail

Pantodon buchholzi · Cipangopaludina chinensis

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTrapdoor Snail: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Trewavas' Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Labeotropheus trewavasae

African Butterfly Fish & Trimac Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Amphilophus trimaculatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTrimac Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Tropheus Moorii

Pantodon buchholzi · Tropheus moorii

African Butterfly Fish & Tropical Gar

Pantodon buchholzi · Atractosteus tropicus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTropical Gar: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Trout Cichlid (Champsochromis)

Pantodon buchholzi · Champsochromis caeruleus

African Butterfly Fish & True Julii Corydoras

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras julii

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTrue Julii Corydoras: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Turquoise Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia lacustris

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTurquoise Rainbowfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Twig Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Farlowella vittata

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTwig Catfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Twig Catfish (Farlowella)

Pantodon buchholzi · Farlowella acus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTwig Catfish (Farlowella): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Two-spot Apistogramma

Pantodon buchholzi · Apistogramma rupununi

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveTwo-spot Apistogramma: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Uaru

Pantodon buchholzi · Uaru amphiacanthoides

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveUaru: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Upside Down Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Synodontis nigriventris

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveUpside Down Catfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Uruguayan Eartheater

Pantodon buchholzi · Gymnogeophagus australis

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveUruguayan Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Vampire Shrimp

Pantodon buchholzi · Atya gabonensis

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveVampire Shrimp: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Venustus Cichlid (Giraffe Hap)

Pantodon buchholzi · Nimbochromis venustus

African Butterfly Fish & Vestitus Otocinclus

Pantodon buchholzi · Otocinclus vestitus

African Butterfly Fish & Vieja fenestrata

Pantodon buchholzi · Vieja fenestrata

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveVieja fenestrata: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Violet Goby (Dragon Goby)

Pantodon buchholzi · Gobioides broussonnetii

African Butterfly Fish & Waigeo Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia catherinae

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveWaigeo Rainbowfish: Peaceful